Slow Cooked Barbecue Pulled Pork with a Coca Cola Twist: How to make Crock Pot Pulled Pork

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork tenderloin

💰Cheaper: pork butt

Pork tenderloin is leaner, while pork butt is often less expensive.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup with spices

Homemade sauce can be healthier and cheaper.

Start by preparing the pork shoulder for slow cooking.

Season the pork shoulder with Kent Rollins mesquite seasoning and black pepper, coating it all over.

Chop yellow onion and mince garlic.

Pour a little olive oil at the bottom of the crock pot.

Layer the chopped yellow onion at the bottom of the crock pot.

Add a layer of black pepper and mesquite seasoning on top of the onions.

Place the seasoned pork shoulder on top of the onions.

Add minced garlic on top of the pork shoulder.

Pour Coca-Cola over the pork, ensuring it is covered but not necessarily using the full can.

Start cooking on high for 2-3 hours, then switch to low for 8-10 hours.

After about 10 hours, drain the liquid from the crock pot, reserving the onions.

Shred the pork using two forks, noting how tender it is and how the meat pulls away from the bone easily.

Return the shredded pork and reserved onions to the crock pot with barbecue sauce, mixing well.

Let the mixture sit for another 30 minutes to meld the flavors.

Toast brioche buns with a little butter until browned.

Assemble the sandwich with pulled pork and top with coleslaw.

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